Why would she need comfort? She hasn't cared about Alice since she was an infant.

I was just about to say that...it's not her grandma....lol....she might be there for her kids Will and Allie but that is it.....

She wasn't there for them when their uncle died. And she did share many scenes with Mickey. I can't think of any Alice/Sami scenes other than if everyone was all in one room for a big event and the ones Alice shared with Eric and Sami as babies.